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EFFECTS OF NERVE GLIDING EXERCISES ON ULNAR-SIDED WRIST PAIN
Led by Gazi University · Updated on 2026-01-22
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
14 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
G
Gazi University
Lead Sponsor
A
Ankara University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to learn if adding specific "nerve gliding" exercises to a standard physical therapy program helps reduce pain and improve hand function in people with ulnar-sided (pinky side) wrist pain. Participants who have had wrist pain for at least 3 months will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will receive a standard treatment program that includes patient education, activity modification, massage, and ice application. One group will also perform specific nerve gliding exercises for the ulnar nerve. Researchers will evaulate pain level, hand function, strength, weight-bearing tolerance, and joint position sense at the beginning and after 4 weeks of treatment to see if the exercises provide extra benefit. The study treatment period lasts for 4 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
EFFECTS OF NERVE GLIDING EXERCISES ON ULNAR-SIDED WRIST PAIN
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Being over 18 years of age.
- History of ulnar-sided wrist pain lasting for at least 3 months.
- Diagnosis of ulnar-sided wrist pain confirmed by a hand surgeon, which may include fractures or dislocations of the 4th and 5th metacarpals, hamate, triquetrum, lunate, pisiform, distal ulna, or distal radius; lunotriquetral ligament tears; Kienböck's disease; ulnar impaction syndrome; triangular fibrocartilage complex injury; carpal instabilities; distal radioulnar joint instability; pisotriquetral arthritis; distal radioulnar joint arthritis; extensor carpi ulnaris tendon subluxation; or tendinitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor digiti minimi, and flexor carpi ulnaris.
- Adequate cognitive level (scoring 22 or above on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale).
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of other diseases involving the hand and wrist such as carpal tunnel syndrome or Dupuytren's disease.
- History of traumatic injury to the hand, wrist, or forearm within the last 3 months.
- History of surgery on the hand, wrist, or forearm within the last 6 months.
- Currently receiving treatment for hand and wrist problems.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Gazi University Health Sciences Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Ceren Zorluogullari
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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